CVE-2018-11765

In Apache Hadoop versions 3.0.0-alpha2 to 3.0.0, 2.9.0 to 2.9.2, 2.8.0 to 2.8.5, any users can access some servlets without authentication when Kerberos authentication is enabled and SPNEGO through HTTP is not enabled.

Published: 2020-09-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-11765 is rated High Risk (66/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.15%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.00% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11765

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.15% 5.15% +4.00%
2 2025-06-19 0.85% 1.15% +0.30%
3 2025-03-31 0.85%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-11765

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-11765

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-11765

GHSA-rhh9-cm65-3w54 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Authentication in Apache Hadoop

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-11765

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11765

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11765

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache hadoop >= 2.8.0, <= 2.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache hadoop >= 2.9.0, <= 2.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache hadoop 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache hadoop 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:3.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-11765

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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17d94d132b207dad221595fd8b8b18628f5f5ec7e3f5be939ecd8928%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2c7f899911a04164ed1707083fcd4135f8427e04778c87d83509b0da%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r46447f38ea8c89421614e9efd7de5e656186d35e10fc97cf88477a01%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4dddf1705dbedfa94392913b2dad1cd2d1d89040facd389eea0b3510%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74825601e93582167eb7cdc2f764c74c9c6d8006fa90018562fda60f%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r79b15c5b66c6df175d01d7560adf0cd5c369129b9a161905e0339927%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb21df54a4e39732ce653d2aa5672e36a792b59eb6717f2a06bb8d02a%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb241464d83baa3749b08cd3dabc8dba70a9a9027edcef3b5d4c24ef4%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbe25cac0f499374f8ae17a4a44a8404927b56de28d4c41940d82b7a4%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reea5eb8622afbfbfca46bc758f79db83d90a3263a906c4d1acba4971%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9dfa8b77585c9227db9637552eebb2ab029255a0db4eb76c2b6c4cf%40%3Cdev.druid.apache.org%3E
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